Emikpe Benjamin Obukowho is a Professor of Diagnostic and Toxicological Pathology and serves as the Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana. He is the Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of Afrique One, Co-Scientific Coordinator of the German-West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention (G-WAC), and has been a visiting professor at several universities across Africa, including Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Senegal and Ghana. He holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, a Master’s in Veterinary Science, and a PhD in Diagnostic Pathology, all from the University of Ibadan. His postdoctoral research at Universiti Putra Malaysia focused on the immunological impacts of Streptococcus agalactiae in tilapia. His research interests include One Health, addressing endemic and zoonotic diseases, and he has developed innovative vaccination strategies in aquaculture, including intranasal vaccination for pneumonia in goats and feed-based vaccines for poultry. He has mentored 35 doctoral students and currently supervises research across various areas of animal health. Notable contributions include the first field trials of a feed-based vaccine against Streptococcus agalactiae in tilapia and the identification of Lactobacillus fermentum as a probiotic candidate. Emikpe has over 600 publications and holds editorial positions in several scientific journals, including Section Editor, Journal of Public Health in Africa, and Heliyon Veterinary Science; Associate Editor, Frontiers Veterinary Science and Editorial Board Member, Pan African Medical Journal. He is involved in global health initiatives as a resource person for FAO and WHO, a consultant on One-Health, Zoonoses, and AMR, and has received multiple grants for his research and scholarly activities.
